Browsing Faculty of Engineering & IT (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Techno-Economic Analysis of Autotrophic Microalgae for Biofuel Production in India
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-05)Modern society relies on non-renewable sources of energy which is the dominant source of energy, which accounts for nearly 84% of the overall increase in demand between 2005 and 2030 (Khan et al., 2009). The energy ... -
Techno-Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Introducing Renewable Energy Systems in a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-06)It is quite conspicuous that the population tends to increase in the coming decades which would evidently increase the global demand for fresh water. In Middle Eastern regions, the source of fresh water is usually a ... -
Telemedicine in Practice: A Sociotechnical Analysis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)Telemedicine technology means providing healthcare services by utilizing telecommunication tools without being physically in the same location. The technology is new in the region although it is not the case worldwide and ... -
Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System towards Smart landscaping in UAE
(The British University in Dubai, 2017-11)It is clear that the population is growing drastically causing an increase in urban development and landscape expansion which as a result increase the demand for water. In the GCC region, water is becoming a threat with ... -
THERMAL EFFECTS OF UNDERGROUND CARPARK STRUCTURE A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF UNDERGROUND CAR PARK CONCRETE BUILDINGS IN DUBAI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-02)The underground car park buildings considered as an ideal solution for the parking spaces in urban area, and it is more commonly used when the land values are high. So, the main intention to have a durable and economical ... -
The thermal performance of green roofs in the hot, humid microclimate
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)Green roofs can alleviate the heat island effect in cities, regulate building temperatures and provide a positive impact on the built environment. This thesis reviews the evidence of the environmental impact with and without ... -
Total Quality Implementation on Marine Transportation Association Under Natural Disruption of COVID-19 Pandemic
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-12)The research done analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on daily public transport ridership in the total quality of the most populated regions, this is done to measure quality assurance and organization strategy in critical ... -
Toward National Unified Medical Records (NUMR) and the Application of Nationwide Disease Registry
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-01)Technology in healthcare has evolved, however, till this date many healthcare providers find it difficult to provide their services as intended as a result of fragmented systems and scattered data. The challenges are ... -
Towards a Unified Arabic Government Services Chatbot Based on Ontology
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)The amount of information has risen considerably since the beginning of the electronic era. Meanwhile, the relationships between various types of information have become more and more complex. On the other hand, the growing ... -
Towards Building a Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet of Things (IoT)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-10)IoT (Internet of Things) devices usually generate a large amount of data shared with a centralized cloud to provide various services. Traditional IoT architecture is heavily centralized, where data stored in a cloud ... -
Towards the development of an integrated model for examining the determinants affecting the use of Queue Management Solutions in Healthcare
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-10)Over the years, long queues were recognized as a common problem in the healthcare domain, and it is significant to manage them for patients' safety and overall satisfaction. Prolonged queues in healthcare organizations can ... -
Transforming Towards Secure Global Trade for Customs Administrations Powered by Blockchain
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)As part of the international trade supply chain, Customs authorities act as the gatekeeper protecting the society and the economy. The trade supply chain involves several participants each performs its task based on the ... -
Transmission Line Modelling Techniques for Hybrid Systems
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-05)The study in this research focuses on modelling a long, 400kV cable transmission line and the forced ventilation system employed. Emphasises is placed on exploring the most appropriate modelling techniques available to ... -
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Automated Risk Detection Based on UAE National Health Survey Data: A Framework for the Construction and Optimization of Binary Classification Machine Learning Models Based on Dimensionality Reduction
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-11)Machine Learning (ML) saw a great increase in general and domain specific research. ML in bioinformatics and epidemiology in particular grew drastically, powered by the proliferation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in ... -
Understanding the impact of using Chatbot for shipment delivery toward environmental sustainability using the SEM-ANN approach
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2023-03)This research paper examines chatbot technology acceptance in customer service and shipment delivery, adoption studies, and sustainability. However, little research concerns the effect of the use of chatbots for shipment ... -
Urban Geometry: The Effect of Height Diversity and Buildings Configuration on Thermal Performance and Cooling Load at Urban Scale. A Case Study in Dubai / UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-05)Urban geometry and buildings morphology are important factors that affect both thermal behaviour of the spatial environment as well as a building’s energy performance. This research aims to explore the effect of the urban ... -
Urban Heat Islands: Potential effect of organic and structured urban configurations on temperature variations in Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-05)Urban heat islands are phenomena that occur coupled with rapid urban developments. The study was carried out to show the effect of organic and structured urban configurations on temperature variations throughout the year, ... -
Urban Planning with Mobile data
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-01)Urban green space is closely related to the quality of life of residents. Researchers and academic scholars from various institutes have also pointed out the important role that urban green space can play in the interaction ... -
Use data Mining Techniques to Predict Users’ Engagement on the Social Network Posts in The Period Before, During and After Ramadan
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-10)Social media has become ubiquitous and main requirement for individuals lives, its used for socialization sharing information and recently for marketing and advertising. The content of the posts has a significant impact ... -
Use of Data Mining Techniques to Detect Fraud in Procurement Sector
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-01)Procurement is an extensive and complex sector in the manufacturing industry, and has attracted an extensive and wide-spreading fraud that directly impacts the operation of an organization and economy at large. These ...